Vinyl pressings
by The Dave Brubeck Quartet · 1968
The Last Time We Saw Paris was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 9 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
º XSM136661-1BSide A runout, stamped [variant 1]
º XSM136662-1BSide B runout, stamped [variant 1]
º XSM136661-1ASide A runout, stamped [variant 2]
º XSM136662-1ASide B runout, stamped [variant 2]
XSM136661-1CSide A runout, stamped
XSM136662-1ESide B runout, stamped
XSM 136661Label A
XSM 136662Label B
o XSM136661-1A P D5Runout, Side A, stamped
o XSM136662-1A P A4Runout, Side B, stamped
XSM13661Label, Side A
XSM13662Label, Side B
XSM136661-1DSide A runout, stamped [variant 4]
XSM136662-1ASide B runout, stamped [variant 4]
XSM136661(Side A Label Matrix No.)
XSM136662(Side B Label Matrix No.)
XSM136661-1C \ o TSide A runout, stamped
XSM136662-1E / o TSide B runout, stamped
XSM13661Side A Label Matrix No.
XSM13662Side B Label Matrix No.
o XSM136661-1B Ƨ A /Runout A
o XSM136662-1B Ƨ A5Runout B
XSM 136661Label A
XSM 136662Label B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP-233567 / CBS CS9672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS S 63358First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Israel | CBS S 63358First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Mexico | Columbia CLS 5256First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS S 63358First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | South Africa | CBS ASF 1293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9672First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia CS 9672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9672First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | CBS SBP-473602LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Singapore | CBS CS 9672LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of The Last Time We Saw Paris are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9672, released May 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9672, SBP-233567, S 63358, SONP 50011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, º XSM136661-1B and º XSM136662-1B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
